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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
PRADEEP SINGH YERUR
Infifresh Foods Limited – Appellant
Versus
Youtube LLC A Private Limited Company – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition filed for temporary injunction. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. plaintiff's business and trademark rights. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. defendant's defamatory content against plaintiff. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. court's duty to consider urgency in defamation cases. (Para 13 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. importance of timely judicial action in social media defamation. (Para 17 , 18) |
| 6. remittance of the case to trial court for consideration. (Para 19) |
| 7. court order directing trial court action. (Para 20) |
ORDER :
PRADEEP SINGH YERUR, J.
Heard learned counsel for petitioner.
2. This petition is filed by the petitioner-plaintiff seeking following reliefs:
" WHEREFORE, it is prayed that this Hon'ble court may be pleased to
A) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction setting aside the Order dated 05.11.2025 in O.S. No. 7626/2025 passed by the Hon'ble City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-18) (Annexure H), in so far as it rejects the granting of Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Order of Temporary Injunction, At LAND 1
B) Allow the Interim Application filed by the Petitioner dated 31.10.2025 in O.S. No. 7626/2025 before the Hon'ble City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-18) (Annexure G) and
The court underscored the urgency for trial courts to address applications for interim relief in defamation cases involving social media to prevent reputational harm.
The trial Court must provide a reasoned order on temporary injunction applications, particularly when delay could cause irreparable harm to a party's reputation or rights.
Temporary injunctions cannot be issued against non-parties; principles of natural justice must be upheld in legal proceedings.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the trial court must follow the mandate provided under Order VII Rule 10A(1) of the CPC when returning a plaint, and there must be a cause of ....
The court must record reasons for granting ex-parte injunction without notice, making this requirement mandatory for valid exercise of jurisdiction.
Defamation claims must be substantiated with evidence; interim injunctions can be granted to restrain publication of statements deemed severely defamatory.
The main legal point established is that while the defense of justification requires evidence and should be determined at trial, the use of strong and offensive words in a defamatory context can impa....
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